The Gifford Fire continues to burn in rugged wilderness areas of the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County.

The Gifford Fire, burning in Los Padres National Forest near California’s Central Coast, had grown to more than 72,000 acres ...

The Gifford fire has burned nearly 40,000 acres of rugged hillside in Los Padres National Forest. Three people have been ...

The Gifford fire in central California has burned more than 100,000 acres as of Friday, becoming the state's largest blaze of the year so far. Newsweek has contacted the California Department of ...

Gifford Fire officials report minimal growth overnight after a rapid expansion of the fire on the northwest side on Thursday.

The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.

The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.

Saturday marks day 9 of the Gifford Fire and firefighters have another day of hot and dry weather to contend with as they continue to fight the growing blaze.

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...

The Gifford Fire scorched more than 113 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with 3% ...

The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.